Rachel Stewart: Why I've come to love those cows
COMMENT: Studies show cows have personalities and emotions, just like cats and dogs.
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Jamie Mackay: A Fieldays roadie and a farewell to an old friend
Opinion: Jamie Mackay is on the road for Fieldays.
Lashing Out: Time to red card the ref
Sam "Lashes" Casey is blowing the whistle on Super Rugby referees.
Rural Ramblings: Anyone looking for a puppy?
Wood pile burning leads to unexpected visit, says Julie Patton.
Opinion: Mycoplasma bovis - an open letter to MPI
Comment: Peter Williams has a few questions for MPI about Mycoplasma bovis.
Opinion: Stop culling cows with mycoplasma bovis
Opinion: Mycoplasma bovis should be treated, not culled.
Steven Carden: Farm changes only way to go
COMMENT: Pāmu, NZ's biggest farming company, has seen future and it is sustainable.
Lashing Out: Hey Auckland - this is real New Zealand
Sam "Lashes" Casey reckons Aucklanders could learn a few lessons from rural New Zealand.
Soper: M. bovis could be storm cloud waiting to burst
COMMENT: Eradicating disease is a costly exercise but it's certainly worth trying.
Wilma's Whey: Cow condition, feed targets are key after dairy dry-off
Cow condition and feed targets for calving are the priorities to focus on this season.
Rachel Stewart: Ministry's cunning plan fails again
COMMENT: Farmers should have acted sooner but MPI should have too.
Rowena Duncum: Politicians pointing fingers do farmers no favours
OPINION: Rowena Duncum wants politicians to stop blaming each other for M. bovis.
Mycoplasma bovis: To eradicate or not to eradicate
COMMENT: New Zealand has a big decision to make about Mycoplasma bovis.
Talking Point: Pleased by desire to avoid further disruption
Pleased by desire to avoid further disruption.
Jamie Mackay: Is Labour anti-farming?
Opinion: Jamie Mackay shares an interesting excerpt from his interview with David Parker.
Wise: Some goats should remain nameless
Newest goat's days on farm numbered after his persistent forays into greener pastures.
Lashing Out: The harsh truth about women's rugby
The Country's Sam Casey says pay parity in sport isn't a gender issue.
Opinion: How to manage your farm in the face of uncertainty
ANZ's Mark Hiddleston writes, "farming is often the art of managing the uncontrollable."
Letters: Kumara growers struggling to get seasonal workers
Kumara growers say this is the worst season ever for getting workers to harvest the crop.
Scrapping it out over the scrap bin
Yes, it's every animal for itself, down on the lifestyle block.
Dr Doug Edmeades: The threat of irrational environmentalism
Dr Edmeades is concerned "extreme, irrational, environmentalism" is stopping progress.
Walter Breustedt: Oil and gas ban a wakeup call
Government must bring the electricity industry to the negotiation table.
Letters: Kauri resin extraction 'win-win' idea a PR exercise
Ngai Takoto were not given the chance to fight the mining of Kaimaumau for kauri resin.
Rowena Duncum: No Meat May - the ultimate challenge
The Country's Executive Producer is having second thoughts about No Meat May.
The Blame Game: NZ Agriculture as scapegoat
Opinion: NZ agriculture treated as a scapegoat by our politicians and lobby groups.
It happened one Monday
Sorry I didn't wave back to the kind people who tooted - I didn't have a spare hand.
Letters: Keep Rural Health Alliance going
Federated Farmer's Katie Milne is calling to keep the Rural Health Alliance going.
If Christchurch can do it, why can't we?
Talking Point: If Christchurch can do it, why can't we?
Rural Ramblings: Rumours of death greatly exaggerated
Wet towels and fewer flies mark the change of season, writes Julie Patton.
Hosking: Govt's exploration ban a pig of a policy
COMMENT: Taranaki's mayor is right - Govt decision to halt new exploration hurts region.
Opinion: Duck-shooting interferes with club rugby season
Terry O'Neill reckons duck-shooting interferes with club rugby throughout the regions.
Paul Dykes: Right environment for change
OPINION: Environment now outranks terrorism as a global threat.
Bala Tikisetty: Decide on winter practices for farms now
The winter season is now around the corner and who knows what that will bring!
O'Sullivan: Ardern's oil ban short-sighted
COMMENT: Announcement clearly timed to build up her international reputation.